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Assessment of companion animal quality of life in veterinary practice and research
Author(s) -
Yeates J.,
Main D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00755.x
Subject(s) - medicine , animal welfare , veterinary medicine , quality assessment , companion animal , quality of life (healthcare) , quality (philosophy) , welfare , clinical practice , family medicine , pathology , nursing , ecology , philosophy , external quality assessment , political science , law , biology , epistemology
O bjectives :Quality‐of‐life (QOL) assessment is a novel field in veterinary medicine. It shares similarities with the more established fields of human QOL assessment and animal welfare science and could prove similarly useful.M ethods :This paper draws on existing literature on human QOL assessment, animal welfare, philosophy and animal QOL assessment.R esults :It provides practical recommendations for QOL assessment in veterinary practice and in veterinary research on what should be assessed, how it should be assessed and who should assess it.C linical S ignificance :These should assist veterinarians intending to develop their use QOL assessment.